The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-04-13
1902 CALIFoRSIA STREET,
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov, 20, 1SSf

SAN FRANCIsco, Cal. Nov. 20, iSs6. !
Amssa Mason, ESQ.,, l55 Lee avenue, Brooklyn:
SIR-Your favor OF the 18th inst. came
yesterday. So many interested in the
Martha Washington matters have passed
away that it is pleasure to hear from a
survivor. You know from Mr.. Tappan
already how grievously my people suffered
from Kissane's crimes and the good reason
have not to forget him. He is, indeed,
and as capable for mischief and evil as
ever. The imprudence OF nay good friend,
Mr.. John Sparks, Clerk of the Court OF
Oyer and Termlner, in New York City, in
mentioning my name to kissane's ennis
sary, who tried to obtain the indictment
papers still suspended over Kissane, has an
doubtedly placed my life in peril should
my sacrifice be necessary for the security
of Kissane and the surviving members of
his gang. am convinced that am closely
watched and Swallowed, and it would be
very imprudent for you to caution any CT
Your friends here about Kissane, even did
you know his dual name and life, for the
reason that he has powerful friends aud
connections, few, If any, and Only his own
blood, knowing his identity. He has a
large and interesting family of sons and
daughters, who would be crushed
by his exposure and the knowledge
of his crimes, and, as he is an ava
ricious man, disgorging or other restitu-
ton will be more severe punishment than
putting on the well-accustomed handouts,
and relieve me from the painful alter atiYe
of handing him over to Justice, for TO a
humane man even the children OF avillain
are objects of kind regard. His position,
condition, surroundings and connections
are such that restitution is the best policy,
and he will be so advised by those con-
cerned for him. His fall would involve to }
many side issues TO- others. You shalt
know all in due time, but just now it
might defeat my efforts to make know to
your friends here the knowledge / possess
and my discovery. l find some of my most
intimate friends connected with Kissaue
in business and otherwise, in such a way
that feel staggered at lis phenomenal
success" if can use the word in limited
sense, and ii requires the most delicate tact
on my part not to make a stampede, though
! am vigiiantly watching their interests,
among the largest in the State. He must be
conscious that at last he is known, and that
security and immunity can only be made
good by restitution and good behavior. If
you will give me the names Of your friends,
they may be mine, too, who knows2
Some of my best friends were intimate
with Kissane and his people in the latter
OudA ACNCn buClA
with the masked" names). l shall see
that no harm comes to them from Kissane
4 Co. The fortunes and happiness of my
people were broken by Kissane, aud the
sad results are felt to this day, Ieregret to
say, by those most dear to me, and were il
not for the irnocent children Kissane has
brought into the world, and the pleading
of my wife Whose mother was killed by
tie distress resulting from Kissane's ruin.
ing our factory, he should be on his way
10 the scaffold before this. / have always
had keen sym patty for you on account
of the assault by Commings, arranged by
Nicholson. presume that they are both
dead.
know where a copy of Kissane's Sing
Sing confession is, and some of his most in
culpating documents, but they are not &C
cessjble just now. hope 20 get them in
time. The confession / am anxious to
GIT before drawing the metz that l may
include others have long suspected, aud
who are enjoying their ili-gotten gains. Its
possession viii wiring from Kissane effectu-
ally the restitution he is 50 reluctant to
make. FRANCIS DARR.
Address postoffice box 2,0S4.